Good. When I was in school and wife and l were both working they wouldn’t extend any credit. Avoid them if at all possible since.
When I was in college, they sent me a pre-approved letter, and then declined to issue the card when I mailed it back in. At the time, they were putting short form applications in newsmagazines. A friend tore one out, handed it to me, and told me to mail that one in. A few weeks later, the Sears card showed up.
Their 3 year batteries seem to last about 2 years, so I’ve gotten several free replacements. Apparently their warranties are based on a theory that when a car is old enough to need a new battery, folks aren’t going to keep it more than a couple of more years anyway.
Funny you should say that about Sears credit. Same here. I graduated in June 1973 and took a field service job in the energy industry. Went to Sears to buy a LOT of tools and tried to open a charge account. I had a pretty good credit record at the time because of a used motorcycle purchase. They turned me down cold. After my income went up, they came begging to me year after year to take their credit card. I immensely enjoyed telling them to F off because they had failed me when I needed them. To this day, I’ve NEVER had a Sears credit card.
They do make some of the best garden hoses available, however.
I feel your pain. I was in the military and not good enough to ‘deserve’ one of their credit cards. From my memory Sears made everybody jump through hoops to be blessed by their piece of plastic and high interest rate.
I’m happy to see their last store closed. In my area there are a couple of them boarded up.